Gama Pehalwan

Gama Pehalwan was born in 1880, as Ghulam Muhammad in Amritsar. He was also known as Rustam-e-zaman Gama Pehalwan and the Lion of Punjab. He was a famous wrestler and started his career at the age of ten when he participated in a strongman competition in Jodhpur for the first time.

Gama won the Indian version of the World Heavyweight title on the 15th of October, 1910. Till now he is the only wrestler in history who remained undefeated throughout his career that spanned for more than 50 years. After Partition of India he migrated to Pakistan and lived in Lahore till his death.